īurnett and Downey consulted "a wide range of pastors and academics," including their friend Joel Osteen, Joshua Garroway (a rabbi from Hebrew Union College), and a Catholic cardinal. Shooting took place in Morocco and elsewhere. Evans, Helen Bond, Paula Gooder, Mark Goodacre and Candida Moss. Researchers and theologians were asked to verify accuracy.
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The budget for the series was under $22 million. In May 2011, The New York Times reported that Downey, Burnett and their production team were selecting stories for the series, with production scheduled to begin in 2012 for a 2013 broadcast.
How they are one sweeping story with one grand, overriding message: God loves each one of us as if we were the only person in all the world to love." Development "Instead, we wanted to show how the Old Testament connects seamlessly to the New Testament.
"Part of what we hoped to accomplish with the series was to show the Bible is not simply a collection of unconnected stories which are often discussed and analyzed in snippets with chapter and verse numbers," the couple wrote in an op-ed in The Huffington Post. ĭowney and Burnett said their "greatest hope" in making the series was that it would "affect a new generation of viewers and draw them back to the Bible." The series is based on the New International Version and the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Five hours are taken from the Old Testament, five from the New. According to Burnett, it included "obvious" stories such as Noah's Ark, the Exodus, and the life of Jesus Christ. The series covers "Genesis to Revelation" in "one grand narrative," structured as ten hour-long episodes broadcast in five pairs, with each episode containing two or three biblical stories told through live action and computer-generated imagery. Parts of the telecast – including unaired footage – have been turned into a feature film about the life of Jesus entitled Son of God. The series received three Emmy Award nominations for best miniseries, and sound editing and sound mixing on July 18, 2013. In total, with subsequent airings, The Bible has received more than 100 million cumulative views. In addition, the series garnered 4.2 million adults 25–54 and 3.5 million adults 18–49. 1 show on all of Sunday night television with 10.9 million total viewers. The third installment on Mawas once again the No.
The second installment continued "to deliver blockbuster ratings" for the network, attracting 10.8 million viewers. The first episode of the mini-series was seen by 13.1 million viewers, the largest cable television audience of 2013 to date. In addition to Burnett and Downey, executive producers include Richard Bedser and History's Dirk Hoogstra and Julian P. The series is Mark Burnett's first scripted project. DeMille's 1956 film The Ten Commandments for the first time since childhood. The project was conceived by Burnett and Downey after watching Cecil B. It has since been adapted for release to theaters as a feature film (138 minutes), the 2014 American epic biblical drama Son of God.īurnett, best known for producing prime-time hit reality shows, considers the scripted 10-hour series to be the "most important" project he has undertaken. It was produced by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett and was broadcast weekly between March 3 on History channel. The Bible is a television miniseries based on the Bible.